Bios no Oka, a.k.a. Bios on the Hill, has some special offers for the summer.

On my way home, I decided to swing by Cape Maeda. Before the pandemic, this location was packed with many tourists who were there for snorkeling and diving.

Lt. Col. Elizabeth Johnson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa, delivers remarks and thanks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly reopened Torii Beach cabins Aug. 14, 2025 at Torii Beach on Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan.

If you go to Gate 2 Street near Kadena AB regularly, Tesio may already be on your radar.This shop dedicated to specialty German-style sausages, has garnered much media attention since it opened in 2017.

One day after the rainy season was declared over in Okinawa, I was walking on the boardwalk by the Mihama American Village, still unable to embrace the unusually early arrival of the summer.

Summer is considered a spooky season in Japan and Okinawa. Locals seek a chill through Kimodameshi (test of guts) in an effort to have a break from the steamy heat.

Cups of steaming coffee, the hum of friendly chatter, and bursts of laughter fill a cozy Okinawan café twice a month as locals and members of the American military gather for Asakatsu, a lively morning language exchange whose name literally means “morning activity.”

Uminchu Shokudo is a cafeteria style seafood restaurant located in the Yomitan Village Fishermen’s Cooperative Store.

In August of 2025, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrates 10 years of providing industry-relevant aviation, aerospace, engineering, and STEM education to U.S. military members, their families, and eligible civilians in the Pacific Command.